Tag: Western Europe
European deep freeze serves up fun, frustrations and danger
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Three workers in a boat hacked away at ice Thursday to create a watery barrier around the Dutch prime minister's...
Olympic powerbroker to go on trial in Geneva in forgery case
GENEVA — Olympic powerbroker Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah will go on trial in Switzerland this month in a forgery case he has said is...
Pope hails Colombia for giving needy Venezuelans protection
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Sunday praised Colombia for its recent decision to grant protection to Venezuelans who fled their homeland’s economic hardships,...
Dutch government halts overseas adoptions after criticism
<p>THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch government suspended adoptions from foreign countries Monday after an investigative committee report criticized past ruling coalitions for being...
Interpol alert for New Zealand banker wanted by Germany
<p>BERLIN — Interpol on Tuesday issued a global alert for a New Zealand banker wanted by Germany in connection with a massive tax fraud...
2 more bodies found six weeks after Norway landslide
<p>COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Six weeks after one of the worst landslides in modern Norway’s history, search teams have found two more bodies in the...
3 Turkish soldiers killed in clashes in northern Iraq
<p>ANKARA, Turkey — Three Turkish soldiers were killed in a new Turkish military offensive against a Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, Turkey’s Defense Ministry...
Spanish court rules to extradite broker to Venezuela
<p>MADRID — Spain's National Court has approved the extradition of a financial broker wanted in Venezuela on charges of fraud and embezzlement of funds.</p>
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Van der Poel sets speedskating 10,000 world record
<p>HEERENVEEN, Netherlands — Nils van der Poel of Sweden set a world record in the 10,000 meters on Sunday to win his second title...
Leicester held 0-0 at Wolves in Premier League
WOLVERHAMPTON, England — Leicester missed the chance to move level with Manchester United after being held 0-0 at Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League...